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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Louisiana Newsletter for Sunday January 07, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Alliance Defending Freedom: Appeals Court Rejects Biden Admin Attempt to Force ER Doctors to Perform Abortions
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 3 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: In a pivotal victory for women, children, and healthcare professionals, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Biden administration cannot illegally use federal law to force emergency room doctors to perform abortions. ADF attorneys representing the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Christian Medical and Dental Associations, al  more

Pacific Legal Foundation: New Lawsuit Challenges Louisiana's Racial Quota on State Medical Board
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 5 (TNSres) -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2024: Today, Pacific Legal Foundation filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Do No Harm, an association of medical professionals, to stop Louisiana's unlawful consideration of race in appointments to the state medical board. In Louisiana, medical practitioners fall under the purview of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. The board's ten members must meet certain standa  more

SAGE Honors New Orleans LGBTQ+ Activist Kenneth J. Mitchell
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 5 -- SAGE, an organization that say it provides advocacy, services and support to older members of the LGBT community, issued the following news release: SAGE, the world's largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ elders, will present Kenneth J. Mitchell with the Carmen Vazquez SAGE Award for Excellence in Leadership on Aging at this year's National LGBTQ+ Task Force Creating Change conference, which opens January 16. Mitchell is a   more